Chapter 944 – The City Lord’s Mansion

Long Chen did not know that he required the Thousand-Sergeant’s permission to leave this place.

If he had known, he would have used Blood Warp to leave directly. He would not have ended up like this, being surrounded by a bunch of Underworld Soldiers. There were two camps with a thousand soldiers in this area, so there were twenty Hundred-Sergeants based here.

Long Chen had beaten up hundreds of Hundred-Sergeants before, and since they were merely at the Ninth Heavenly Martial Stage, he did not care about them at all. He had Ye Xuan with him, who was equivalent to a Shield Talisman, and naturally did not bother wasting time on them. Ye Xuan’s life was more important. He was about to push his way out when someone suddenly stood in front of him. It was Song Yuchun.

There was a saying that tempers ran short when two enemies bumped into each other.

Of course, the one with a shorter temper here was Song Yuchun. Long Chen had previously beaten him, and it had been a huge blow. Ever since then, Song Yuchun had been subjected to constant mocking, and if it was not for his excellent grandfather, he would have wallowed in depression forever.

His main objective for joining the Underworld Army was to kill Long Chen, but ever since he joined, he became occupied with other matters and Long Chen entered the Underworld Battlefield.

Subsequently, most people thought that Long Chen was dead, so Song Yuchun never pressed further.

However, Long Chen was now standing right in front of him, alive as ever.

Looking at this youth, whose eyes were filled with ice-cold arrogance, Song Yuchun’s eyes lit up with flames. He charged at Long Chen.

“You did not obtain the Thousand-Sergeant’s permission, and you dare leave the Underworld Training Grounds on your own? Long Chen, this crime is fit for the death sentence! Die!”

Then he unleashed his signature attack, which was the Nine-Layered Yin Yang Wheel, though it was stronger than before. The people around them backed away. It was not worth it to be hurt by the Thousand-Sergeant’s grandson.

To be honest, Song Yuchun’s actions were against the rules too. He was only a Sergeant, and there were many Hundred-Sergeants present. He was not in a position to punish anyone, let alone kill.

They all silently mourned Long Chen. Why did he need to offend this person?

The attack drew nearer and looked like it was about to flatten Long Chen. Suddenly, Long Chen disappeared. When he reappeared, he was behind Song Yuchun. He kicked Song Yuchun to the ground so there was a huge slam, and Song Yuchun let out an earth-shattering scream. His body sank deep into the ground in a “大” shape, and he lay there unmoving.

The crowd was stunned.

“He’s strong!”

“How’s that possible?”

“Has that brat reached the Divine Martial Realm already?”

“That’s impossible. The Divine Martial Realm is stronger than this. He is infinitely close to it, but he still is no match for an opponent at the Divine Martial Realm. Divine Martial Realm cultivators have received the Heavenly Path Empowerment. Long Chen does not have the Heavenly Path aura.”

As the crowd discussed, Song Yang and Qi Bing, the two Divine Martial Realm experts, arrived. Song Yang looked closer. Wasn’t that brat in the middle of the crowd the one who he previously wanted to kill?

Then he spotted his grandson, whom he almost stepped on. Flames of rage immediately ignited in his heart. He was about to kill Long Chen, but Qi Bing stood in front of him. She first stopped Song Yang, then said to Long Chen coldly, “Long Chen, not only did you leave the training grounds without permission, but you even hurt a comrade. You have violated the military rules!”

“Is this how the Underworld Army enforces its rules? I was merely asking if I could leave; I did not go anywhere. Also, everyone saw that Lady Song over there came up with an excuse to attack me first. If I had not retaliated, the person lying on the ground right now would be me! As for whether I’m telling the truth, there are many witnesses here. I refuse to believe that there is not a single person with a conscience.”

Song Yang and Qi Bing knew that Long Chen was likely telling the truth, and they could infer this from the gazes of the people standing around them. Song Yuchun was surely the one who had attacked first out of hatred for Long Chen.

On the other hand, Long Chen had called Song Yuchun “Lady Song” just now ...

When they thought about Song Yuchun’s usual behavior and how Long Chen had made him eat shit just now, the crowd could not hold back their laughter.

“Everyone, shut your mouths!” Song Yang’s face was twisted. He really wanted to beat Long Chen to death, but even he could not kill a soldier this easily without sufficient reason.

“Go back to where you came from. We will deal with this matter when we get back to Camp Wolf!” yelled Song Yang.

“Hold on.” Long Chen needed to get out. He raised a hand and said, “I need to go to the City Lord’s Mansion for an important matter. If there is any delay, you will not be able to deal with the consequences!”

It was Song Yang’s turn to be shocked. What was so important that a Thousand-Sergeant like him could not deal with the consequences? His shock turned into mocking. He laughed and said, “What is it that I, Song Yang, cannot deal with? Why don’t you tell me? Long Chen, even if it’s the most important thing in the world, you will not be able to get out of this place today. Also, you

will

go back to Camp Wolf to accept my punishment. Even though you have an excuse, you cannot injure someone in public like this!”

Long Chen laughed.

He did not intend to submit to him. After looking at Song Yang for a moment, he smiled and said, “In that case, apologies for not obliging you, old man. Goodbye!”

Long Chen turned into a ray of golden light and disappeared from Song Yang’s sight. He did not need Blood Warp as he was already faster than Song Yang. This was how extraordinary Long Chen’s speed was.

“Chase him!”

Song Yang was furious. After instructing someone to take care of Song Yuchun, he chased after Long Chen. However, not long after, he was shocked. Long Chen had turned into golden lightning, and after the flash, he had disappeared into Underworld City.

“He is going to the City Lord’s mansion! I can’t let him get away! Since we’ve left the training grounds, I’ll be able to kill you without anyone knowing!”

Then he hurried off towards the City Lord’s mansion without anyone seeing him.

Long Chen could have taken Ye Xuan out to shut the other people up, but it was inappropriate to do such a thing. It was sufficient for only the relevant people to know; there was no need to spread the news. Ye Xuan had clearly been hit with a combat technique from the Underworld Army, the Northern Underworld Palm. If word got out, what would people think?

Therefore, it was inappropriate.

The City Lord’s mansion was a gigantic group of buildings in the inner city of Underworld City. About a hundred thousand people lived inside, and their relationships were very complicated. The number of experts there was as numerous as the Underworld Army.

The grand entrance of the mansion was under strict security. Regular commoners were forbidden from entering without permission. Long Chen was not going to make the same mistake he did when he was at the training grounds, so he turned into a ray of blood-colored light through Blood Warp and shot into the mansion estate by air. Ye Xuan knew where City Lord Ye Xuan’s quarters were. Seeing as she was at the Fifth Divine Martial Stage, she naturally sensed Long Chen’s presence instantly.

“Who are you?!”

Long Chen had just landed when a beautiful girl in a long, purple dress appeared in front of him. Long Chen felt an irresistible pressure exerted on his body. He assumed that an expert at her level could kill him with a wave of her hand.

“I am a friend of your younger brother.” [1]

After he spoke, he took Ye Xuan out of the Primordial Realm. The youth’s whole body had turned ink-green, and he radiated an ice-cold chill. At this point, he was inhaling deeper than he was exhaling.

Although City Lord Ye Xuan was not in the Underworld Army, she frequently interacted with them. There was a flash of rage in her beautiful eyes and she quickly carried him in her arms. Then, in a flash, she was in the great hall where she previously was.

“Follow me.”

A melodious, bird-like voice rang in Long Chen’s ears.

Long Chen followed her into the large pavilion, and there was a sophisticated house within a more obscure section of the yard. She placed her younger brother on a soft bed. Her gaze was warm, and although her younger brother was hurt, she was very calm.

“Is this the Underworld Army’s Northern Underworld Palm?”

Laying in bed, Ye Xuan was almost unconscious. After he sensed his sister’s body heat, his eyes opened and he nodded slightly.

City Lord Ye Xuan clenched her teeth, looking at her brother’s condition.

“Be good and lie here for a while.”

City Lord Ye Xuan touched her brother’s forehead. After leaving him to rest, she looked at Long Chen, who said, “The Su family’s Nine Suns Phoenix Pill can treat the effects of the Northern Underworld Palm. I suggest quickly summoning General Su Mo here. I don’t know how long your brother can live. It’s been a month since he was attacked.”

City Lord Ye Xuan had not expected Long Chen to make a suggestion like this at all, and could not help but take another look at him before walking out. Because of Long Chen’s dramatic entry, the great hall was filled with Divine Martial Realm experts who had also detected his presence.

City Lord Ye Xuan said to one of them, “Go get Su Mo and ask him to bring the Nine Suns Phoenix Pill. I have a favor to ask of him.”

The Divine Martial Realm expert nodded and disappeared with a flash. The other people waited outside.

“City Lord, what happened?” asked a cultivator who looked like he was highly ranked.

“It’s nothing; it’s just that my brother is injured,” Ye Xuan answered coolly.

Those who were familiar with her knew that she was suppressing her anger right now. There had been two consecutive attacks on her brother, both on her turf. And this time, it was by an Underworld Soldier. Who was it that wanted to kill her brother?

She felt a headache coming on as she tried to figure it out.

“Who was it? City Lord, we’ll kill them now.”

“Yeah! That person must have a death wish if they even attacked the Young Master.”

1. TL Note: A reminder to readers that both siblings share the same name – Ye Xuan. To make things easier, I will frequently refer to the older sister as City Lord Ye Xuan ☜